1. Acceptance of terms
By accessing or using theintext.com (the "Site") you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
2. Eligibility
The Site is intended for a general audience. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may only use the Site with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.
3. Definitions
- "Content" — articles, images, video, audio, data, code and other material published on the Site.
- "User" — any person who accesses the Site.
- "We", "us", "our" — The Intext.
4. License to use
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and read Content on the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use. All other rights are reserved.
5. User conduct
You agree not to:
- Copy, republish, redistribute or resell Content without written permission.
- Use automated systems (scrapers, crawlers, bots) to harvest Content or place unreasonable load on our servers.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, any account, or any system connected to the Site.
- Interfere with the Site's operation, introduce malware, or bypass rate-limits or security measures.
- Use the Site to violate any applicable law or the rights of any third party.
6. Intellectual property
All Content on the Site is the property of The Intext or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual-property laws. The "The Intext" name and marks are trademarks of The Intext.
Fair quotation. You may quote short excerpts of an article for the purposes of comment, criticism or news reporting, provided you credit The Intext and link to the original story.
For syndication, licensing or reprints, contact the editorial desk (see below).
7. User-submitted content
When you send us news tips, letters, corrections or other material, you grant The Intext a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, edit, publish and archive that material in connection with our journalism. You warrant that you have the right to submit it and that it does not infringe any third-party right.
8. Third-party content, links and embeds
The Site may include links to, and embeds from, third-party services (for example video players, social-media posts, or advertising creatives). We do not control and are not responsible for the content, policies or practices of those third parties.
9. Advertising & sponsored content
The Intext displays advertising to support independent journalism. Advertisements are clearly separated from editorial coverage. Any sponsored, branded or paid content is clearly labelled as such. See our Privacy Policy for details on advertising cookies and your controls.
10. Disclaimers
The Site and its Content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Intext disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
Our journalism is intended to inform, not to provide professional advice. Nothing on the Site constitutes legal, financial, medical or other professional advice.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Intext and its contributors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site.
12. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Intext and its contributors from any claim, demand, liability, cost or expense arising out of your use of the Site or your breach of these Terms.
13. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us or third parties.
14. Governing law & disputes
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bangladesh, without regard to its conflict-of-laws provisions. The courts of Dhaka, Bangladesh shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
15. Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after such changes constitutes acceptance.